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J. H. BUGKBBE, Jr.

SNARE TIGHTENER FOR DRUMS.

No. 388,527. Patented Aug. 28, 1888.

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UNITED STATES JOHN H. BUGKBEE, JR, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SNARE-TIGHTENER FOR DRUMS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 388,527, dated August28, 1888,

Application filed July 10, 1888.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN H. BUCKBEE, Jr., of the city, county, and Stateof New York, have invented a new and Improved Snare- Tightener forDrums, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of my invention is to provide simple and effective means fortightening the snares over the head of a drum; and it consists in theparts which will be hereinafter described, and pointed out in theclaims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 represents an elevation of my device with a fragment of theshell and hoop of a drum. Fig. 2 is a section on the line 00 a: of Fig.l, and Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3 y of Fig. 1.

A represents the shell of a drum; B, the hoop; O, the head, and D thesnares.

E E are two parallel gnide-rods rigidly connected at one end by across-bar, F. The respective ends of the rods E opposite from the bar Fare flattened and provided with openings for the reception of screws f.The bar F is provided with a smooth opening, F, midway thereof.

G G are snare-clamping jaws, the jaw G being provided with two smoothvertical openings, 9 g, in its respective ends, and also provided with avertical screw-threaded opening, (1, midway between the openings 7. Saidjaw is also provided with two smooth horizontal openings, 0 e. Thejaw Gis provided with two screw-threaded openings, h h, in alignment with theopenings (2 c in the companion jaw G aforesaid. The inner face of thejaw G is serrated longitudinally or roughened, Fig. 2, so as to firmlyengage the snares.

G are screws for engaging the openings 0 h and connecting thesnare-clamping jaws. The openings 0 and h are shown in dotted lines,Fig. 3.

1 represents a screw-thremled rod provided on its upper side with ashoulder, I, and thnmb'piece I.

The operation is as follows: The flat ends of the rods E E are engagedto the hoop of the drum bv means of the screws f. The snares are drawnacross the head of the drum and the ends of said snares engaged betweenthe clamping-jaws G G by means of the screws G. \Vhen the parts are thusengaged and the screw I turned in one direction, the jaws G G and thesnares are drawn toward the cross-bar F, so as to tighten the snares. Areverse movement of the screw I will loosen the snares.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- 1. In a snare-tightener for drums, two parallel rods connected at one end by a cross bar having an opening, twoconnected aws, one of which is provided with a serew thrcaded opening,and a screw-threaded rod in engage ment with the openings in thecross-bar and jaw aforesaid, substantially as shown and described.

2. In a snaretightener for drums, two par allel rods connected at oneend by a crossbar having a smooth opening, two connected jaws, one ofwhich is provided with a screwthreaded opening and also provided on eachend with a smooth opening, and a screw threaded rod in engagement withthe smooth opening in the cross-bar and in the screwthreaded opening inthe jaw, the said parallel rods being engaged with the open ngs in therespective ends of the jaw aforesaid, substantially as shown anddescribed.

3. In a snaretightener for drnnis, two parallel rods connected at oneend by a cross bar having a smooth opening, two connected jaws, one ofwhich is provided with a screwthreaded opening and a smooth opening ineach end, a screw-threaded rod in engagement with the opening in thecross-bar and with the screw-threaded opening in the jaw aforesaid, theface of one of the jaws being serrated or roughened, the parts beingconnected substantially as shown and described.

4. In a snaretightener for drums, the rods E E and connecting cross-barF, said bar being provided with an opening, in combination with the jawsG G, the jaw G being provided with smooth end openings which en IOOgage, respectively, the rods E, said jaws beings in the jaw andcross-bur aforesaid, subing provided with openings in alignment,stantially as shown and described. which are engaged, respectively, bythe screws G the jaw G being provided with an open- JOHN BUGKBEE 5 ingin alignment with the opening in the Witnesses:

cross-bar F, and the shouldered and screw- FRANK A. FOUTS,

threaded rod I in engagement with the open 0. SEDGWIOK.

